The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Ram Das (the bard Nal)
Keep the Guru in your mind, and pain gives way to peace.
The Arc
Keep the Guru in your mind, again and again. In a hard, dark time, the Guru is a strong boat that gets you across rough water. Just hearing the Guru's Word, your mind goes still and deep. The Guru is a hero whose strength is taking pain away and leaving peace behind. Whoever holds the Guru in mind lives close by. One look at that face, and wrong things run away. Want wisdom? Want plenty? Want to be whole? Keep coming back to the Guru. At the center, the opening line: O my mind, dwell on the Guru, the Guru, the Guru.
Key Vocabulary
taaran taran - the boat that carries across
samaaDh - deep stillness
soora-o - hero
kalijug - the dark age
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep the Guru in your mind, again and again Preview: A strong boat in a dark age, a hero who ends pain, one look that sends wrongdoing running.
Today: Keep the Guru in your mind, again and again. In a hard, dark time, the Guru is a strong boat that gets you across rough water. Just hearing the Guru's Word, your mind goes still and deep. The Guru is a hero whose strength is taking pain away and leaving peace behind. Whoever holds the Guru in mind lives close by. One look at that face, and wrong things run away. Want wisdom? Want plenty? Want to be whole? Keep coming back to the Guru.
O my mind, keep returning to the Guru.
For today: When your mind starts to spin today, pause and quietly say "Guru, Guru, Guru."
Keep the Guru in your mind, and pain gives way to peace.
The Arc
Keep the Guru in your mind, again and again. In a hard, dark time, the Guru is a strong boat that gets you across rough water. Just hearing the Guru's Word, your mind goes still and deep. The Guru is a hero whose strength is taking pain away and leaving peace behind. Whoever holds the Guru in mind lives close by. One look at that face, and wrong things run away. Want wisdom? Want plenty? Want to be whole? Keep coming back to the Guru. At the center, the opening line: O my mind, dwell on the Guru, the Guru, the Guru.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep the Guru in your mind, again and again Preview: A strong boat in a dark age, a hero who ends pain, one look that sends wrongdoing running.
Today: Keep the Guru in your mind, again and again. In a hard, dark time, the Guru is a strong boat that gets you across rough water. Just hearing the Guru's Word, your mind goes still and deep. The Guru is a hero whose strength is taking pain away and leaving peace behind. Whoever holds the Guru in mind lives close by. One look at that face, and wrong things run away. Want wisdom? Want plenty? Want to be whole? Keep coming back to the Guru.
O my mind, keep returning to the Guru.
For today: When your mind starts to spin today, pause and quietly say "Guru, Guru, Guru."